The Genome's Dark Matter

Evidence is growing that your DNA sequence does not determine your entire genetic fate. Joseph Nadeau is trying to find out what accounts for the rest.

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Cancer's Genome

For the first time, scientists can track the precise genetic changes behind an individual case of cancer. Such information provides a picture of how tumor cells originate and evolve. And it could change the way we treat the disease.

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The Human Genome, a Decade Later

Ten years after scientists finished mapping our DNA, they have many unanswered questions.

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Will Electric Vehicles Finally Succeed?

A new wave of plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles will have to overcome a familiar nemesis: battery costs.

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Searching for the Future of Television

Google and the geeks from Silicon Valley aim to revolutionize the 70-year-old TV industry. Conquering the Internet was easy in comparison.

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The Web Is Reborn

The last decade expanded what we could do online, but the Web’s basic programming couldn’t keep up. That threatened to fracture the world’s greatest innovation engine—until a small group of Web rivals joined forces to save it.

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